What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan sesame seeds is between US$ 7.90 and US$ 23.94 per kilogram or between US$ 3.58 and US$ 10.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for sesame seeds is between JPY 1,091.64 and JPY 3,306.69 per kilogram or between JPY 495.08 and JPY 1,499.63 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan sesame seeds is between US$ 5.53 and US$ 16.76 per kilogram or between US$ 2.51 and US$ 7.60 per pound(lb).
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Japan Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Japan over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2017, the price was 7.06 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 3.02 US $ per kg in 2015. Prices then rose to 7.75 US $ per kg in 2016 and continued to increase to 9.09 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 5.55 US $ per kg in 2019 before rising again to 8.50 US $ per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Japan is 8.39 US $ per kg in 2021 and 8.97 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Japan will be 9.55 US $ per kg in 2023 and 10.12 US $ per kg in 2024.The exports of sesame seeds from Japan are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Japan Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 7.06 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 3.02 US dollars per kg in 2015. This was followed by a gradual increase to 7.75 US dollars per kg in 2016 and 9.09 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 5.55 US dollars per kg in 2019 before rising to 8.50 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 8.39 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Japan is 8.97 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the current trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Japan will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Japan will be around 8.90 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 8.95 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Japan were US$ 1,333, US$ 1,482, US$ 1,446 and US$ 1,632 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of sesame seeds shipped by Japan in 2020 was 139 tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 294 tonnes of sesame seeds. In 2019 alone, the demand for Japan sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone up, changing by 84.906 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports increased by 40 pc bringing Japan US$1.63m for the year 2019. Japan's sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Japan sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Japan sold sesame seeds with a value of 1.63m USD, a growth of 12.72% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 1.446m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -2.429 per cent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 40% when compared to a variation of 84.906% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 23 in world exports of sesame seeds.
Export markets for Japan sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Japan's top export markets for sesame seeds are Italy, Germany, Vietnam, the Netherlands and Paraguay.
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of sesame seeds. The annual growth of Japan sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -13%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Japan purchased 186,161 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Japan was 13 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 0%. The country had an estimated 23.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.